Jason Haslam

Sigh. I wonder if Dal management will pay for the hard acryllic bite plane I cracked in two from stress-grinding this week, and the tooth I chipped in the process.

And my stress is far less than that of many of my students.

Dal only stands to lose, & long-term, from management’s current fuckery…

Old Henry - Wikipedia

I am late to this game, but Old Henry has at least one scene that’s so perfectly shot and acted it almost hurts.

Elon Musk is a symbol of American collapse in many ways, but one of the big ones is how for years he has constantly engaged in multi-billion-dollar securities and consumer fraud, and the "consequence" has been him making billions more, including from the federal government paying him directly.

This didn’t age well .

Counting down the days to Kim Brooks becoming the first Dal president to preemptively lock Faculty out, threatening an entire term.

But there’s time. She can tell the Board to go back to the table to #KeepDalStrong. Better to act now than wish you could turn back time:

Last day of conciliation with @dalhousieu.bsky.social Board is Mon Aug 11. Seems like Dal plans to lock out faculty, cancelling courses/research conducted by 1000 profs, instructors, librarians, counsellors. Voice your concerns president@dal.ca. #keepdalstrong @caut.bsky.social @ansut.bsky.social

I love this!!!

Shaka, when the walls fell

"Since the first messenger who told Tigranes that Lucullus was coming had his head cut off for his pains, no one else would tell him anything, and so he sat in ignorance while the fires of war were blazing around him, giving ear only to those who flattered him."

-- Plutarch, ≈ 100 A.D.

I can't speak for the other provinces but in NS it's not about the bike lanes, it's a power grab.

If only there were books—say, made into movies too—about a governing body that put its resources into an arena and PR instead of supporting its people. #KeepDalStrong

The man who had his doctor report that he’s 6’3”, 238 lbs fired the person in charge of reporting labor statistics.

I'm barely here any more but when I'm here maybe I should do something like this, let's bring social media back to 2010 vibes, let's go

This email could’ve been a 6-part HBO miniseries

Continuing with the Impending Lockout playlist!

I don’t know if @dalhousie.bsky.social’s admin realize how united faculty, staff, and students are in the fight to protect a university we love from their willful ignorance. We will #KeepDalStrong

The Dal Tiger’s on our side. @dalfaculty.bsky.social

Please follow @dalfaculty.bsky.social for updates, and if you are alumni, student, or parent, I encourage you to voice your concerns to President Kim Brooks president@dal.ca, and the Board of Governors via assoc secretary cheryl.macdonald@dal.ca

Continuing with the Impending Lockout playlist!

I don’t know if @dalhousie.bsky.social’s admin realize how united faculty, staff, and students are in the fight to protect a university we love from their willful ignorance. We will #KeepDalStrong

The Dal Tiger’s on our side. @dalfaculty.bsky.social

It is long past time for a new South Park film:

South Park II: Tinier, Tariffed, and The Unredacted Epstein Files

It can still use “Blame Canada” to cut down on costs.

A page from Dalhousie’s 2024-25 audited financial statements with a portion highlighted showing “excess of revenue over expenses” of approx $55 million in both 2025 and 2024.

A page from Dalhousie’s 2024-25 audited financial statements with a portion highlighted showing tens of millions of dollars’ increase in cash and cash equivalents.

I wish reports on Dalhousie’s deficit would clarify it’s a deficit in the operating budget created in large part by the Board’s budgeting choices. The most recent audited financial statements show multi-year $55M surpluses (revenue over expense), and massive increases in cash and cash equivalents.

"He's a piece of shit, but let's get the political science stuff out of the way," Steven told me when I asked if he thought support of Tesla could be considered apolitical. "Elon Musk has platformed white supremacists and antisemites on X. He got rid of all the moderation. He put back accounts that were clearly neo-Nazis. He's changed algorithms to promote that type of hate. Him and DOGE did massive cuts in the government, including our civil services. He's cut cancer research. Did I mention he was a giant piece of shit?" "He's cut our aid to Africa, which Will result, without exaggeration, in millions of women and children and innocent people dying. Millions," he said. "I'm not a big fan of people who give the Hitler salute. I mean, I'm kind of fussy like that. He gave it twice at Trump's inauguration," he continued. "He's a Nazi. And he cheats at video games. You have another question?"

lol at this response to a “man on the street” interview with protestors at the Tesla diner

This Day in Labor History: August 2, 1917. The Green Corn Rebellion breaks out in Oklahoma against American participation in World War I. You might be surprised to see socialist activism from rural Oklahoma, but don't be! We are long ways from that today though.....

Budget decisions reveal the Board's true priorities. Faculty members prioritize the academic mission. @dalhousieu.bsky.social Board prioritizes shiny new buildings that run wildly overbudget. #KeepDalStrong
www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion... @ansut.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social

This thread (and the multiple quotes) remind me of something: it is a lot harder to build something than it is to break it down.

There is no “Democratic Stephen Miller” because turning off a hundred switches takes one person, but turning on one hundred programs is going to take thousands.

I'm a historian. History is a humanity. The goal is to explore and understand human experiences & actions. The humanities give us some general lessons about being human, w/ due regard for specificity of the past.

tldr of 30 years studying history?

Try to be kind. Especially when it's unpopular.

If you’ll recall, the “antisemitism” at UCLA involved primarily campus police allowing Zionist counter protesters to attack the pro-Palestinian camps (incl. many Jewish participants) while they did nothing, and arresting the anti-genocide students & faculty afterwards.

who told us about her? her VICTIMS, you disingenuous hack.

it takes a lot to gast my flabbers these days but even i can’t believe they’re seriously gonna try this revisionist history shit about a woman who aided and abetted in the rape of children.

A podcast featuring an interview with Prof. Asha Jeffers discussing her new book, *Against!
Rebellious Daughters in Black Immigrant Fiction in the United States*!

Unionized workers at Canada Post vote against latest contract offer | CBC News Unionized workers at Canada Post have voted against the Crown corporation’s latest contract offer.

If an org needs workers, then it should hire them on fair & reasonable terms. Simple. Hard to believe Canada Post expected any other result—why would anyone vote to make their workplace less functional and more cruel? <stares at Dal’s senior admin & Board> #KeepDalStrong

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Mellon Foundation The Mellon Foundation makes grants to actively unlock the power in the arts and humanities that helps connect us all.

“American Academy of Arts&Sciences reports 96.3% of humanities grads age 23-32 fully employed. Earnings in humanitiess comparable to social/life sciences, job satisfaction levels too. A serious mismatch bw actual employment for hum grads +general perception."
www.mellon.org/voices/human...

“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”

The first part of this James Baldwin quote gets thrown around a lot, but it’s the second half that stick with me.